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Agent Orchestration Blueprint

Design agentic workflows around triggers, tools, approvals, handoffs, observability, and recovery.

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Step 1 — Workflow Framework

Frame the workflow trigger, initial context, and the success criteria. Define the start, what the agent may call, and what requires approval.

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Step 2 — Deterministic Tool Definition

If a workflow step can be executed by a tool, service, rule, or database query, the agent must use that contract instead of improvising from natural language. Describe the registry of tools, the write tools, the reasoning tools, and the approval portal, as well as the fallback plan.

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Step 3 — Observability and Receipts

Agent orchestration becomes an operational infrastructure when you can see what happened, why, and what still needs revising. Describe execution visibility, the receipts, and the associated fields.

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Intended Outcome

Present the objectives and expected outcomes for tool-triggered orchestration.

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Inputs and Outputs

List essential inputs and expected results (tool registry, approval gates, execution receipts, etc.).

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Observability

Indicate how to monitor and verify activities and decisions.

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Frame the decision

Name the real operating need before designing a solution.

Describe the workflow framework, the trigger and initial context, and the success criteria.

Detail the roles of the actors and what the agent coordinates, as well as its boundaries.

List the tools/controls used, including categories (read, write, reasoning) and approval gates.

Specify the receipt fields and the traceability of decisions and results.

How to use it

Start with one real decision.

Complete the canvas with the workflow owner, then use the blank areas to expose missing context and controls.

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